The Portland daily press., 1887-08-06
PROHIBITION DEFEATED.
The Majority Against IL May Reach
100000 Votes.
a New Party and Future Democratic
Defeat Probable.
The Remaining Amendments Passed
With but One Exception.

FORT WORTH. Tex, Aug. 5.-The Prohi-
bitionists admit their defeat in the State by
5000 majority. The nti-Prohibitionists
claim $1,000 majority. Sixty-one towns give
4Ol7 majority against prohibition.
GALVESTON, Aug. 5.-The total vote of
Galveston is 1155 for prohibition and 1929
against.
The latest returns from over 500 voting
precincts indicate that the prohibition
amendment Is defeated by a majority Of
from $4,000 to 10000.
New YORK, Aug. 5.-The Times Austin
special says: A despatch has just been re-
ceiyed from the Hon. Barney Gibbs, Lieu
tenant Governor, and leader Of the Ants,
saying that the Ants hold the fort with 70, :
goo. Anyhow, the defeat Of the Prohibi-
tlonists Is conceded on all sides.
Another fact is admitted on all sides, Ii is
that the Democratic party of Texas, with its
10000 majority, Is fearfully splitup. Pro-
hl0lrpn Democrats tonight swear they will
carry the war into the State Democratic
Convention next year, They will demand
prohibition plank in the platform. If they
are strong enough they will put 1t there. II
they do not get 1t they will bolt and set up
for themselves. IL the anti-Prohibition
Democrats are downed In the convention a
bolt is certain. In either event 1t looks as II
the 10000 Republican voters in Texas may
TO power in the State through Democratic
division over this same prohibition question.
One thing Is certain, we will never see a
Democratic majority Of 10000 In Texas
again.
The city Of Austin, casting 1882 votes,
gave III majority against prohibition, and
the county Of Travis, estimated, 1900 against
A special despatch says that Denton county,
In Northern Texas, stronghold OF prohibit
tlon, has gone 700 majority against prohibit
tion. The city Of Fort Worth, one Of the
largest towns in Northern Texas, give 1888
majority for prohibition.
Election reports from Northern Texas are
coming in slowly. The battle ragged furious
ly all day all over the Great Lone Star State,
and the enemies OF strong drink were victo-
rious in number Of places. They carried
Sherman and Grayson county, Paris and
many other towns in Northern Texas. The
majority in Austin for the liquor element
was much smaller than they anticipated. Re-
ports show that the Prohibitionists polled
heavy vote In Northern Texas, and were
victorious in that section, but the big major
tiles which the anti Prohibitionists claim,
will come from the south and west.
Dispatches just received from George
Clark of Waco. chairman Of the State Anti
Prohibition executive committee, estimates
the majority against prohibition In the State
as 100000. Judge Clark Is known to be a
cool, level-headed man, and one who would
not give biased view.
GALVESTON, Aug. 5.
Returns so far show the majority againt
Prohibition to be 10000, with eighty counties
to near from. A majority of 100000 is ex,
pected.
All the amendments but the prohibitory
one were undoubtedly carried, except the
one extending the time Of the sitting Of the
legislature from GO to 90 days, and making
the pay Of members S5 per day for the latter
period.